China corrects data, the number of deaths in Wuhan because Covid-19 increased by 50%

Guardian The official death toll from Covid-19 in Wuhan City today counted 1,290 additional cases from 2,579 to 3,869, or about 50%.

With the new data, China recorded 4,636 deaths nationwide from the Covid-19 pandemic.

According to Chinese state media, the adjustment in death figures is due to several reasons. First, some patients died at home without visiting a doctor or having a Covid-19 test because the hospital was crowded at the time of the peak epidemic.

Second, due to overcrowding, health workers and hospitals reported late and incomplete reports of deaths during the outbreak. Another factor is that the hospitals designated to treat Covid-19 have expanded to private hospitals, district hospitals, and not all of these facilities are connected and provide timely information. Central network against diseases Xinhua News Agency.

According to Bloomberg, a few days ago, New York City, USA. The US made a similar adjustment when an additional 3,700 people died in their home before being tested for the number of deaths from Covid-19.

However, according to BloombergHowever, China’s move could cast doubt on the accuracy of data provided by Beijing on a pandemic scale. On April 15, the President of the United States, Donald Trump, at a White House press conference expressed skepticism about the Chinese data.

Last month, a picture of thousands of ash urns taken to funeral homes in Wuhan raised assumptions that the death toll could be higher than the officially announced number.

China later denied the allegations of deliberately reporting lower data and insisted that it share information transparently.

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According to Bloomberg